The band’s performances are styled after fantasy imagery – but they’re also based on singer/guitarist Riley Pinkerton’s personal fears ...

Pop-rockers The Cardigans put a chilled-out spin on the Black Sabbath song in 1994, and singer Nina Persson says the Prince Of Darkness was freaked out by it ...

Atreyu might be one of metalcore's most celebrated bands, but they had a hard time winning over a rowdy Maiden crowd in Mexico ...

Jed Gordon, brother of the Australian metal band’s drummer Ben Gordon, recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was in his early 20s ...

Jet Jaguar are one of their country's few old school heavy metal bands, but they're not planning on staying ...

Ross The Boss formed proto-punk band The Dictators in New York City in 1973, and metal icons Manowar in 1980 ...

Captain Kirk and the Metal God are working on a cover of Judas Priest's classic You've Got Another Thing Comin' ...

As soon as people heard that crushing first song on Iowa, they knew we weren't getting a soft, sell-out second album ...

TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues ...

Devin Townsend has reached peak Devin Townsend, unveiling a 24-track behemoth with choirs, orchestras and a song called We Don’t Deserve Dogs. Listen to maximalist preview Enter The City.

One of the UK's most promising young metal bands put on a great show - but it wasn't without some hiccups ...

From the "black metal version of hip hop", to original shock rocker Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sepultura and the Mr. Bungle track that "gets him horny" these are Yeti Bones' all-time favourites ...